Cedar Rapids vs Sioux City
Cedar Rapids, IA compared with Sioux City, IA · 244 miles apart
Cedar Rapids has 137,935 residents to Sioux City’s 86,356. Cedar Rapids comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, homeownership. Sioux City does better on average commute, price to income.
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Sioux City, IA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 137,935 | 86,356 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,844 | 1,454 |
| Median household income | $70,424 | $68,906 |
| Median home value | $187,100 | $173,600 |
| Median rent | $967 | $976 |
| Homeownership | 68.5% | 65.3% |
| Average commute | 18.6 min | 17.5 min |
| Median age | 37.3 | 34.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 33.1% | 22.9% |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 15.3% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Price to income | 2.7× | 2.5× |
| Clear days a year | 28 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 8 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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